Mollensoft Lightweight FTP Server 3.6 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mollensoft Lightweight FTP Server 3.6. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2004-2037. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mollensoft Lightweight FTP Server 3.6 (File Transfer Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Mollensoft Lightweight FTP Server 3.6 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long CWD command, as demonstrated in one example by using the "cd" command in an interactive FTP client.

The bug was discovered 02/11/2004. The weakness was disclosed 05/24/2004 by Chintan Trivedi (STORM) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2037 since 05/04/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 42 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16237), Exploit-DB (24142), SecurityFocus (BID 10429†), OSVDB (6412†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1010328†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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02/11/2004 🔍
03/24/2004 +42 days 🔍
05/24/2004 +61 days 🔍
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05/25/2004 +0 days 🔍
05/28/2004 +2 days 🔍
05/29/2004 +1 days 🔍
05/04/2005 +340 days 🔍
10/15/2014 +3451 days 🔍
07/31/2025 +3942 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Chintan Trivedi (STORM)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2037 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2037
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21687
X-Force: 16237 - Mollensoft FTP Server CWD command buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 10429 - MollenSoft Lightweight FTP Server Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 6412 - Mollensoft Lightweight FTP Server CWD Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1010328 - Mollensoft FTP Server Can Be Crashed By Remote Authenticated Users With a CD Command

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2014 17:04
Updated: 07/31/2025 10:09
Changes: 10/15/2014 17:04 (67), 07/05/2017 11:16 (2), 07/31/2025 10:09 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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